I start swimming tomorrow at the Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center. I'm going to use the Total Immersion method of training for the swim portion. He uses ship building principles and applies them to swimming - make yourself long and narrow and keep your anchors (legs and feet) from dragging low in the water.

In case you're interested, here are the books I've used so far for my training:




Well, I didn't die this week after running 9 miles last Saturday. My plantar fascia and achilles were a bit sore and my legs felt a bit slow, but not too bad. In the future, however, I'll follow the book's advice and go slower on my long run.

One thing I was reminded of this week:

Cycling muscles ARE NOT running muscles! Running muscles ARE NOT cycling muscles!

I went for a short ride on Wed. and I stunk. I think I've crossed over the mid-point to where I am now a better runner than a cyclist. That isn't necessarily a good thing as I think the ride is going to be tougher than the run during the triathlon.

Once it warms up a bit more I guess I'll be hitting the hills again to see if I can build back up. I also think I'll start riding to work again - every little bit counts!

Here's this week's activity log:

MON - 4 mile run (occasional walking) 60 minutes including warm-up/cool-down walking

TUE - nada

WED - 40 minute ride (went about 9 miles). Was surprised that my legs felt as weak as they did.

THU - 3 mile run (occasional walking) 50 minutes including warm-up/cool-down walking

FRI - nada

SAT - Long run. Not sure of the distance, but I jog/walked for about 1 hr 30 minutes including warm up and cool down. Ran from home out to the 680 freeway and then down the freeway and back using the dirt trails next to the arroyos.